Security was tight for the event that filled Fifth Avenue from 57th Street to 74th Street.
Kathy-Jane Colgan, 17, and 18-year-old Emma Lennon had written an original score for the event.
Rep. Jim Moran, whose district includes the Pentagon area, was on hand for the event.
The network's desperately hoping to reverse a four-year trend of declining ratings for the event.
The Citadel was also scurrying for the event, cancelling classes and making its own Web appearances.
"Security is always the top priority, " said Tami Faram, a public relations coordinator for the event.
Send a quick follow up email to the host thanking her for the event.
Her historic pole certainly generated some buzz for the event and herself last weekend.
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The guard of honour for the event again included the band of the Royal Irish Regiment.
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Tickets for the event from July 5-7 will officially go on sale next Monday.
Yuriko Ogura, 22, is visiting from Osaka, Japan, for the event as well as Fashion Week.
More than 600 people are registered for the event, including some world-class elite athletes.
When Feb. 2 falls on a weekday, about 13, 000 people turn out for the event.
Planning for the event had begun in 1968, and was the brainchild of Prime Minister Terence O'Neill.
We have other programs planned out for the event as well, It will be a 3-day event.
In addition, you want to prepare your pitch, presentation, or whatever you are delivering for the event.
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If you had been one of those chosen executives, how would you have prepared for the event?
It is the first solo production for the event's new chief executive and producer, Brigadier David Allfrey.
The book is currently being updated for the event's 50th Anniversary and will be re released for Christmas 2010.
The 22-year-old had hoped to return for the event after scans revealed "no long-term damage" to his left wrist.
Visit Blackpool tourism manager Mandy Blythe-McCallum said many hoteliers who close for the winter opened especially for the event.
David Probyn, the PGA European Tour's tournament director for the event, is already a convert to the new layout.
They will join Sir Kenneth Branagh, Massive Attack and The xx, who had already been announced for the event.
Swiss luxury watch brand Girard-Perregaux is partnering with Bocelli for the event.
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Adrian Kies, 85, who served in the navy from 1944 to 1949, travelled from the Netherlands for the event.
The depth for the event is getting better all the time, and all three British girls are potential medallists.
They have been coming here since 1944 to pummel each other with over-ripe tomatoes grown especially for the event.
More than 140, 000 people, many of them elderly, are expected for the event.
Blundell's co-driver for the event will be Daily Express F1 journalist Bob McKenzie.
Hundreds of EDL supporters are expected in the city on Saturday, for the event which was planned several months ago.
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